Author: ITPulse

The sheer scale and pace of today’s cyber threats could prove overwhelming for the security department, outpacing its resources. Hila Meller, BT Security, Global Head of Sales shares BT’s own learnings on the top five things to consider for your security automation journey. BT began the automation journey for its security operations centres (SOCs) in 2018, with the goal to unify the customer experience across them. The main learning point was that “you should never try to automate a complex process that’s not fully documented and well understood.” From this starting point, there are five key considerations to apply to…

By Sizo Nkosi Optimal monetisation of business SMS traffic across their ecosystems has traditionally been a complex issue for many Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), yet, boosting revenue across this platform is becoming increasingly important. With earnings from person-to-person (P2P) SMS messaging steadily declining due to it now generally being commoditised and with chat apps as preferred messaging channels, application-to-person (A2P) traffic has become the major revenue spinner across the SMS channel. Yet, network operators often struggle to fully monetise their A2P pathways, as messaging providers often exploit network vulnerabilities to send business messaging via grey routes, which are essentially low-paying…

The organizer of the Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs and Executives in Tech Summit (WEETS) has disclosed that the objective of this year’s edition is to empower women and girls to thrive in the digital economy being championed by the Nigerian government. In a statement in Lagos, the organizer, TECHLife Media & Communications specifically said this is why the theme of the event, which is scheduled to take place on September 15th at the Sheraton Hotel in Lagos is ‘Reskilling Women & Girls to Thrive in the Digital Economy.’ Quoting Ugochi Emmanuel, Event Coordinator, the statement said the central objective of Nigerian…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the regulator of Nigeria’s burgeoning telecommunications sector; Africa Data Centre, a trusted partner to local and global enterprises for rapid and secure data centre services and interconnections in Africa, Zoho, leading multinational technology and web-based business tools solutions provider and IHS, one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world are among organisations that have confirmed participation in Pan African Digital Initiatives Summit and Exhibition (PADISE) 2022.   The August event with the theme: “Leveraging Right Policies & Technologies in Taming Insecurity & Cyber-Threats” is scheduled for Thursday and Friday,…

If you want to feel powerful and influential in the workplace, you should always focus on what you can control. Most employees focus on what they can’t control as such remain in what I call Economic Slavery. One of such things that you can’t control is job security. You may have done a great job yesterday doesn’t mean you have a lifetime job. Things may happen overnight that will cost you your job the next. Most employers are loyal to their business more than they are to their employees. They can retrench to protect their business. Employees who operate in…

In its bid to ensure growth, experts in the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) industry have called out to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for more governmental support and more advocacy from its umbrella body, the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) as over 568 ISPs licensees becomes inactive. This call was made during the panel session at the Telecoms Sector Sustainability Forum organized by Business Remarks media platform held on Thursday, July 4 2022 in Lagos State. Expressing his views, the Chief Executive Officier of Dotmac Technologies, Mr Micheal Ayoade tasked ATCON for more advocacy as regards issues militating…

A Lagos-based legal practitioner, Barr. Chris Eze Ozims, has alerted the public to the hacking of his personal account with the username – CE Ozims – on the social networking site, Facebook, while calling for extra vigilance among members of the public over potential unscrupulous activities that may arise from the compromised account by the suspected hacker(s). He made this known in a disclaimer emailed to 1st News on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 in the wake of the incident. The disclaimer reads as follows:‘ I, Barr. Chris Eze Ozims, hereby wish to notify the general public as well as my…

Response Architects, operators of ShopEX, has teamed up with Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intellectual backbone of Alibaba Group, under an exclusive agreement to launch an African Livestream shopping platform, Penda, in major markets including Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya. Leveraging on the successful launch of ShopEX’s teleshopping model, Penda will provide an end-to-end payment and fulfillment solution for vendors’ live streaming across Africa. The platform’s architecture will enable merchants, influencers, and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to create and host their Livestream events to launch products, feature demos, and interact with customers in real-time. In-app purchasing will allow seamless payment…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has licensed 756 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as of March 2022, out of which 188 ISPs are active, This is even as it argued that the National Policy on Digitization as well as the National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 can only be facilitated through Internet Service Provision. The NCC, who disclosed this at the Telecoms Sector Sustainability Forum, organized by Business Remarks at the City Height Hotel in Lagos last week, also noted that total subscribers for data services in Nigeria as of February 2022 stood at 144, 059,086. Giving a keynote address at…

The former Vice President, under the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo democratic government, (1999-2007), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday in Lagos win an award as Nigeria Digital Prosperity Enabler for championing the liberalization of the Telecom Sector at the eWorld Forum, organized by EWorld magazine. The Waziri Adamawa and presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party ( PDP), also at the forum, where a book titled ‘Nigeria Drivers of Digital Prosperity’, was launched acknowledged the role he played as that administration’s Head of the Economy in ensuring that the ICT sector is set on a sound foundation to flourish. He pledged to continue…